As part of the “Donate Water” scheme, which has been made possible through the partnership established between Butterfly Charity Foundation and ECC-SDCOAd-B, (Catholic Association of Adigrat), several projects water-related, are presently under progress in the Tigray region, North of the country at the border with Eritrea, following to the recent severe drought, the worst since over the last years.
Thanks to a portion of the bequest of Mr Filippo Leandro Benvenuti, the foundation implemented at AGAME, Irob province, the complete rehabilitation of an old cistern, collecting spring and rainwater; such a cistern was previously not provided with a top slab, therefore the quality of water, often used by the people for drinking purposes, was extremely poor.
On June 6th 2019 the completely rehabilitated cistern, now equipped with a water well, operated by a hand pump, and covered by a concrete slab, has been delivered to some 300 people living in such a remote and dry area.